Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-02-10
TIE GENERAL syssrovs,

courthouse Monday morning at 10 o'clock,
general sessions opened at the county
Chlef Justice Comegys and Judge Hons
ton ON the bench. Clerk Cochran called
the roll Of the grand Jury, and the mem
bers were sworn, with Robert O. Justua
as foreman. The jury then retired.
q. G. Bradford, Eco, read the report
Of the board of examiners in tbe oal 3 of
William s. Priokett, and on his motion
mr. rrickett was admitted as an attorney
of the bar.
A. = sanborn, Esq, applied for the
appointment of five commissioners to
ascertain the necessity for laying out q
new road in Pencader hundred.
The roll of petit jurors was then called.
W.. i. Lyman, Esq, presented peti.
ton for new public road in New Castle
hundred.
The grand jury returned several indict.
ments at H. 30 and was discharged until 8
O'Clock.
The applicants for liquor licenses made
athdavits to their applications during the
morning, which comprises the business Of
the session.
The court of general sessions reessem-
6led at 3 O'Clock in the afternoon.
Judge Wootten appeared at this session
and took his seat on the bench.
William H. Decker was arraieued on
an indictment charging him with the
theft OF gelding valued at 5000 from
Richard W. milford in st. Georges hun
dred on September Goth, 1886, and
pleaded guilty. He also entered plea
OF guilty to the charge of stealing York
wagon and harness at the same time from
the same party.
William Dettner pleaded not guilty TO
the charge of entering the house Of A. S.
Webster in this city on the night of No
yember 18th last and stealing a quantity
of silverware.
Chief Justice Comegys pronounced
sentence on William IL. Decker as fol-
lows A fine of 5000 and the costs, $40O
restitution money, two years. imprison-
ment, one hour in the pillory and 20
lashes.
A jury was empaneled in the case of
William Dettner. Willard II. Porter, ESQ.,,
conducted the prosecution. The prisoner
had no counsel. The value of the goods
stolen amounted to 50. The State oxam-
ined A. s. Webster, Thomas Ii. Wilson,
colored, and Police Sergeant McYey and
showed that Dettuer had sold the stolen
silverware to junk dealer. The prisoner
addressed the jury and said he had
bought the ware from another man for so
cents and that he did not know where it
came from. The jury retired and had not
returned when court took the evening re-
cess. 1t agreed about 8 O'Clock that even
ing, when Judge Houston was called, re-
ceived the verdict and discharged the Jury
and prisoner, the verdict having been not
guilty.
The grand Jury entered at 800 O'Clock
with indictments against George Anderson
and Joseph Griffith, both colored. They
were then arraigned. Anderson pleaded
guilty to the theft of an overeoat from
John II. Wiley, colored, in Percader
hundred, on the 23d of last January. He
was sentenced TO pay SIS restitution
money and receive five lashes and three
months imprisonment.
Griffith was charged with stealing
seven dung-hill chickens, the property of
Benjamin f. Gem of Appoquinjmink
hundred on the 10th ult. He pleaded
guilty and WIS sentenced to pay costs; 50
restitution money, serve three months in
prison and got five lashes.
Austin Harrington, ESQ.,, commissioner
to take testimony in the divorce case of
DR.. j. L. V. Blooksom against his wife,
made his return against the petitioner. i.
II. Hotfecker, Jr., ESD, counsel for the
petitioner, gave notice that he would file
exceptions, which the conrt set 10 be
argued next Saturday. Mr., Bird, counsel
for Mrs. Blocksom, the respondent, moved
that an order be made upon the petitioner
to pay the sum OF $3.50 as commissi ]ner's
fee and costs, and an order was 30 made.
The grand jury having returned with
more indictments, four prisoners were
arraigned as follows:
Walter Groom, colored, and John D.
Council, white, charged with entering the
house of Pedro Martinelli in this city on
the night of the 10Th of November last
and stealing goods to the total value of
$30.50. Groom pleaded guilty and Con-
nell not guilty.
Charles Nugent was charged vita the
larceny of coat and an overcoat. the
property of James II, Murphy, III this
city on December 9th last, valued at $3.50.
He pleaded guilty.
William Sorden, colored, pleaded guilty
to the charge of having stolen fence posts
aud rails to the value OF $3.50, the prop.
erty of William Il. Robbins, in st
Georges hundred on the Both of last
December.
OF the above culprits Nugent was sen
fenced to pay the costs and $3.50 restitu.
ton money, to be imprisoned three
months and receive 10 lashes. Sorden
was sentenced to pay costs and $34S0
restitution money, to be whipped with 10
lashes and be imprisoned three months
Groom's sentence was to pay costs and
$50 restitution money, receive 10 lashes
and be imprisoned three months.
ia the case of John D. COnnell, Austin
harrington, ESQ.,, appeared for the de-
fence and had the case postponed until
this morning. Connell is the lad who
was reported in the GAZETTE at the
time of his arrest as having ran away
from his parents in Washington, who,
upon being informed of the lads predic
nent, refused TO have anything to do with
him. Mr.. Harrington claimed to be able
to prove that Council was not party TO
the robbery.
A. T.. SanbGrn, ESD, entered o plea of
guilty on behalf of Alexander Garter,
colored, charged with carrying concealed
deadly weapons. Carter was sentenced
10 pay 1926 and costs.
j. II. Hotfecker, Jr., ESQ, presented
an affidavit of David II. Cullen Of Cecil
county, Md, reciting the ground upon
which he prayed to have opened judg-
ment given against him in an appeal case
at the last November term of court. The
prayer was granted and an order entered
opening the Judgment. The case is that
OF Cullen against Charles W. Horn PLAIN
tiff below.
Court then took recess until Tuesday
morning. ,
The superior court and the court of
general sessions reassembled Tuesday
morning at 10 o'clock The grandjury re-
tired. John Hoffner was called but failed
to answer to his name and, his surety not
appearing, his bail bond was declared
forfeited.
In the case Of John D. Connell, Deputy
Attorney General Biggs stated that as
Austin Harrington, Esq attorney for the
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty TO
children. offered to take charge OF the
bow and place him either in the hands OF
hts parents or into reformatoly lnstitu-
tion. he did not feel disposed to prose-
ante the case. He did not ask for his
discharge now, but requested that he
be held until some disposition could be
made of him, when nolle pros. would
be entered. The court so ordered.
The court then delivered its opinion IN
the case of Frank Mccoy, alias Big
Frank, who applied for his release from
Jail ON the ground that the 10 years for
which he was sentenced had expired
The application was originally made to
Judge Grubb and was denied by him.
Chief Justice Comegys read his opinion
which was of considerable length. He
"a No nnan like McGnY,s cOnll be could